Chile: Industry sector causes drop in exports from Los Lagos Region in January

By Redacción PortalPortuario.cl, @PortalPortuario, Exports made by the Los Lagos Region during January of this year fell 19.4%, mainly due to the negative impact of the industrial sector and, specifically, to the food industry. segment that presented a year-on-year decrease of 17.9% equivalent to USD 91.4 million., In total, the region reached USD 441.9 million, registering a decrease of USD 106.2 million in twelve months within the analyzed period., The industrial sector represented 99.2% of the total exported with USD 438.2 million, followed by the forestry sector with USD 2.7 million equal to 0.6% of participation. On the other hand, the rest of the exports presented a level of USD 0.9 million. In terms of year-on-year variation, the industrial sector exhibited a 19.3% decrease. Meanwhile, the forestry sector presented a decrease of 32.2%, while the rest of exports registered an increase of 16.3%. In addition to the food branch, prepared chemical products registered a regional ...